EL PASO, TEXAS (KFOX14/CBS4) — Manuel Perez Jr., a 33-year-old former Customs and Border Protection officer, has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of bribery, human smuggling, and drug trafficking.
Perez, who was arrested in February, admitted to using his position to smuggle people across the border illegally, accept bribes, and traffic cocaine.
Prosecutors revealed that his criminal activities dated back to November 2019…